Heat Wave Grips Nation Amid Drought and Shortages
Chicago endures 98 degrees as May records fall. St Louis, Springfield and New York report extreme heat while New England escapes. Western heat climbs to 108 in Iowa. Des Moines and Utah see unusual dryness. Grasshoppers devastate grain. cows lack feed push milk price up. stockyards flood with cattle deliveries. Federal funds earmarked for wartime relief of dying herds and fodder.
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Des Moines
Southwest
Los Angeles
Utah
Tucson
Ariz
Denver
Texas
Abilene
Union
George E. Farrell
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kansas City
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Illinois
Rockford
Champaign
Urbana
Advi C. G. Bors
May Heat Wave Pushes Mercury Past 100 Degrees
In Whitestown and nearby areas on a scorching May day the government thermometer topped 100 as Lebanon and Boone counties sweltered under a blistering sun. May was the driest month in Boone county records with less than half an inch of rain in 81 days and a 1934 temperature history marked by sharp swings from 34 to 99 degrees.
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Whitestown
Lebanon
Booneites
Boone County
Clyde
Children’s Day at Fairview Pageant and Playlet
A Fairview Children's Day program features a pageant “Love’s Gift” with thirty children in scene one depicting birds flowers trees rain wind stars and sunshine. Scene two shows children representing God’s greatest gift. Six young women will perform a playlet titled “The Way of Life.”
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Present. A
Roosevelt Visits Groton School For Son John’s Graduation
President Franklin D Roosevelt arrived in Groton Massachusetts by motor from Worcester at 11 90 am to attend his son Johns graduation at Groton School. Newspapers were barred from the grounds during the ceremony and Roosevelt joined chapel services then dined with school rector Rev Endicott Peabody at noon.
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Groton
Mass
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Worcester
John
Groton School
Roosevelt
Endicott Peabody
Peabody
Not Crazy Just Desperate Says Human Bomb
Alameda reports Benjamin Franklin Bennett a 43 year old war veteran surrendered after 20 hours terrorizing Alameda marshes with 40 sticks of dynamite and a switch wired to a pipeline of explosives in his car He claimed desperation not madness and said he would not hurt others only wanted to explain his actions before police persuaded him to give up He was taken to Alameda county hospital for observation and officials faced a dangerous stand off during the siege with crowds and police nearby
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Alameda
Cal
Benjamin Franklin Bennett
Alameda County Hospital
Bennett
Alameda Marshes
Kingdom Come
Neptune Beach
William Pries
Dential
Pries
Heat wave may set June first record in Indianapolis
Indianapolis today hit 96 degrees at 10 am, four degrees above yesterday, threatening to break the alltime June 1st heat record of 95 degrees set in 1896. The heat wave forecaster expected the new record to be established before nightfall in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Diana
Candidates Face Penalties Over Expense Filing Deadline
With five days left before the deadline on June 7, numerous candidates have not filed itemized campaign expense statements as required by state election law. The clerk of the circuit court, Miss Lolita Thomas, noted several filings this week for county and city posts with salaries of $100 or more. Names listed include Luther Cox, Charles E. Himes, Russell Miller, O. J. Kibby, Thomas M. Hall, William K. Moore, and Milton E. Wiesehan, among others, while some candidates have yet to comply.
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Lolita. Thomas
Circuit Court
Luther Cox
Charles E. Himes
Russell Miller
O. J. Kibby
Thomas M. Hall
William K. Moore
Milton E. Wiesehan
Zionsville
Boone
Hamilton
Washington Township to Hold School Entry Health Exams
Arrangements made with Mrs. Richard Mage County Health Nurse and Dr G M Owsley for the physical examinations of children entering Washington Township schools. Parents of eligible pupils urged to bring their children to the school at 2 p m on Tuesday afternoon in January.
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Richard
Mage County Health Nurge
G M. Owsley
Washington Township
Jane
Postoffice robbery at Reading station yields $40,000
In Conshohocken Pennsylvania on June 1 five masked gunmen robbed a Reading railroad postoffice messenger at the station. They escaped with a registered mail pouch believed to contain over $40,000 intended for Corshohocken area manufacturers to meet payrolls. A second pouch of parcel post was also taken and later discarded nearly empty.
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Conshohocken
Reading
Corshohocken
Francis Blake
Ludlow Enters Race for Senate in Indiana
Indianapolis June 1 Hoosier politicians speculate Louis Ludlow has announced his candidacy for the United States Senate subject to the June 12 state convention. McNutt administration forces may back Ludlow as a favorite son to defeat R Earl Peters for the nomination. The McNutt camp, hostile to Peters, speaks of Ludlow as a vote getter and has floated trial balloons of opposition in the field.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Louis Ludlow
United States Senate
Paul V. McNutt
R. Earl Peters
McNutt
Peters
Democratic State Committee
Ludlow
Democratic Club
President Asked to Intervene in Labor Dispute
President Roosevelt faced calls to intervene in looming labor conflicts that could halt steel and textile industries and cripple Toledo. Conference with Hugh S. Johnson and industry officials aimed to avert a general walkout affecting about 300,000 workers. unions seek collective bargaining rights under the Recovery Act.
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Roosevelt
Steel
Toledo
Hugh S. Johnson
500 Men Return To Work At Pekin Distillery
Five hundred employes of the American Distilling Company marched back to their jobs today after an agreement reached this morning between representatives of the strikers and the company. The return occurred in Pekin as part of the settlement ending the labor dispute.
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Pekin
Ty Lune
American ‘Distilling Company
Mail Clerk Ends 36 Year Service
Lebanon honors Charles Murphy McCarthy who retires after 35 years in the postal department. He logged about 2.5 million miles on trains from 1899 to retirement, served on several routes, and witnessed rail travel evolve from wooden cars to steel engines. Continued on Page 3.
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Charles (Murphy) McCarthy
Postal Department
Post Office
McCarthy
Chicago
Louisville
Monon
Cincinnati
Murphy
New York Central
Industrial crisis and small-town shift in labor dispute outlook
The piece argues that industrial conditions are nearing a crisis similar to prewar Europe, with labor and management poised for a showdown over union recognition. It predicts decentralization to small cities as a potential solution, noting better harmony there and a possible exodus from congested centers. It also touches on Fannie Brice’s fan dance and dubious scientific claims about nicotine’s effects, framing them in a satirical, period voice.
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Europe
Germany
France
Roosevelt
Organized Labor Union
America
Roosevelt Says Foreign Nations Must Pay Debts
President Roosevelt told Congress that American dollars funded World War I and the debtors must repay. He outlined current defaults by France Britain and others, warned against spending on armament, and urged substantial sacrifices to meet debts. He discussed no new legislation and emphasized that repayments affect trade and taxes.
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Washington
Congress
World Today
Capitol Hill
United States
France
Great Britain
Finland
Circ
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